diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 50814ccd..0f519fb7 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ Read more:
   output via logging (thanks @wineTGH).
 - Fix race condition when multiple workers attempt to initialise the database at
   the same time
+- `helpers.abortSignal` is no longer typed as `| undefined`. It is still
+  experimental!
+- `helpers.abortPromise` added; will reject when `abortSignal` aborts (useful
+  for `Promise.race()`)
 
 ## v0.16.6
 
diff --git a/website/docs/tasks.md b/website/docs/tasks.md
index f0e46d6b..644d883c 100644
--- a/website/docs/tasks.md
+++ b/website/docs/tasks.md
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ Each task function is passed two arguments:
     shouldn't need this
   - `getQueueName()` — get the name of the queue the job is in (may or may
     not return a promise - recommend you always `await` it)
-  - `abortSignal` — could be an `AbortSignal` or `undefined`; if set, use
-    this to abort your task early on graceful shutdown (can be passed to a
-    number of asynchronous Node.js methods)
+  - `abortSignal` — could be an `AbortSignal`, or `undefined` if not
+    supported by this release of worker; if set, use this to abort your task
+    early on graceful shutdown (can be passed to a number of asynchronous
+    Node.js methods)
+  - `abortPromise` — if present, a promise that will reject when
+    `abortSignal` aborts; convenient for exiting your task when the abortSignal
+    fires: `Promise.race([abortPromise, doYourThing()])`
   - `withPgClient` — a helper to use to get a database client
   - `query(sql, values)` — a convenience wrapper for
     `withPgClient(pgClient => pgClient.query(sql, values))`